LETTER: President, politicians share blame for our problems

Basically, every politician in Washington, and that includes Republicans, Democrats, white, black, male, female, and young and old are part of the problems we face as a nation. The politicians have told the American people during their campaign speeches how they would "fix the problems" that we have. All of them took the same oath which in part reads "to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution of the United States of America."

So far, Americans have received lots of lip service, but no solutions. We have members of the House and the Senate who send out responses in form letters that do not answer questions asked of them. This latest fiasco of a shutdown is a slap in the face to Americans who have lost jobs and are still losing jobs because of the inability of those who were elected by the people to serve us, and are acting in a manner that looks less mature than some six-year-olds. And our debt is racing toward $17 trillion.

Our WWII veterans were attempted to be denied entrance to their memorial. Unacceptable!

And now President Obama is "reminding" senior citizens, (at a speech in Rockville, Md., on Oct. 4), that if the debt ceiling wasn't raised they would not get their Social Security checks.

We have a person in our White House who is acting more like a spoiled child than a president. His "my way or the highway" attitude is indicative of his unwillingness to work to solve the problems for all Americans, in my opinion. The ultimate blame can be placed upon Obama because of the position he presently occupies. Instead of relying on executive orders, he needs to concentrate on being a leader instead of wanting people to believe he is.